Fei Yi-ming (; 1908 – 18 May 1988) was the managing director of the pro-Beijing ''

Tai Kung Pao ''Ta Kung Pao'' (; formerly ''L'Impartial'') is the oldest active Chinese language newspaper in China. Founded in Tianjin in 1902, the paper is state-owned, controlled by the Liaison Office of the Central Government after the Chinese Civil War ...

'' in Hong Kong. He was born in

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of China in 1908. He later moved to Hong Kong and was in charge of the pro-Beijing ''

''. In April 1952, he and the chief editor of the newspaper Lee Tsung-ying were convicted after they reprinted an article from the ''

People's Daily The ''People's Daily'' () is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The newspaper provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP. In addition to its main Chinese-language ...

'', the official newspaper in the Communist China which accused the British colonial government in Hong Kong of "savagely brutal offenses" and planning a "systemic massacre" on 1 March. They were given the option of paying a fine or going to jail, choosing the former. The ''Ta Kung Pao'' was suspended for six months, which later reduced to 12 days. During the

1967 Hong Kong riots The 1967 Hong Kong riots were large-scale anti-government riots that occurred in Hong Kong during British colonial rule. Beginning as a minor labour dispute, the demonstrations eventually escalated into protests against the British colonial go ...

, Fei Yi-ming served as an executive committee member of the

Committee of Hong Kong and Kowloon Compatriots from All Circles for Struggle Against British Hong Kong Persecution The Committee of Hong Kong and Kowloon Compatriots from All Circles for Struggle Against British Hong Kong Persecution, often shortened to the Anti-British Struggle Committee or simply the Struggle Committee, was a political committee establish ...

. He was also the Hong Kong and Macao representative to the

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2, ...

. Fei Yi-ming served as the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee from 1985 until his death in 1988.

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